OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a high school education program to promote organ donation awareness. The primary outcomes were intention to discuss organ donation with family or friends and actual discussion behavior. DESIGN: Longitudinal, observational study. METHODS: 665 high school students filled out evaluations at the beginning and at the end of a 1-hour education program. One month later, the students were asked to report whether they had discussed donation. RESULTS: After the program, knowledge and attitude scores and the proportion of students who intended to discuss donation increased (P < .05). At 1-month follow-up, 48% of students reported actual discussion. Intention has a strong, positive relationship with discussion behavior (odds ratio, 8.27; 95% CI, 3.18-21.51). Ethnicity, sex, and attitude of the students were also predictors of donation discussion behavior. CONCLUSIONS: This program appears to be effective in prompting discussion of organ donation among high school students.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of a high school education program to promote organ donation awareness. The primary outcomes were intention to discuss organ donation with family or friends and actual discussion behavior. DESIGN: Longitudinal, observational study. METHODS: 665 high school students filled out evaluations at the beginning and at the end of a 1-hour education program. One month later, the students were asked to report whether they had discussed donation. RESULTS: After the program, knowledge and attitude scores and the proportion of students who intended to discuss donation increased (P < .05). At 1-month follow-up, 48% of students reported actual discussion. Intention has a strong, positive relationship with discussion behavior (odds ratio, 8.27; 95% CI, 3.18-21.51). Ethnicity, sex, and attitude of the students were also predictors of donation discussion behavior. CONCLUSIONS: This program appears to be effective in prompting discussion of organ donation among high school students.
Authors: Vicky Cárdenas; John D Thornton; Kristine A Wong; Clarence Spigner; Margaret D Allen Journal: Clin Transplant Date: 2010 Nov-Dec Impact factor: 2.863
Authors: Nakeva Redmond; Laura Harker; Yvan Bamps; Shauna St Clair Flemming; Jennie P Perryman; Nancy J Thompson; Rachel E Patzer; Nancy S DeSousa Williams; Kimberly R Jacob Arriola Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2017-11-30 Impact factor: 5.428